uncrown

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"Then swear it," he said, "and your king uncrown."

From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas

And now is cleans'd enough the flood, Which since runs cleare as doth thy blood; Of the wet pearls uncrown thy hair, And mantle thee with ermin air.

From The Lucasta Poems by Lovelace, Richard

Why did Jonathan visit David in the gloomy wood that day and uncrown himself for him?

From Sermons on Biblical Characters by Chappell, Clovis G.

Yes, Jonathan went into the woods to uncrown himself! to empty himself for his friend!

From Sermons on Biblical Characters by Chappell, Clovis G.

Greedy of spoils, th' Italians strip the dead Of his rich armor, and uncrown his head.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil